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Blooming Prairie Elementary

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Blooming Prairie Elementary ranks 260 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Blooming Prairie Elementary is a small public school in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, serving 341 students in grades PK–4 as part of Blooming Prairie Public Schools. It is a rural school, and the nearest schools it can be compared with are all in other districts roughly 11 to 18 miles away, in communities such as Owatonna, Austin, Dodge Center, Ellendale, and Hayfield. The school ranked 260th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025-2026, placing it in the 70th percentile with 4 stars. Its district ranks 78th percentile with 4 stars — the highest-ranked district among the nearby comparison districts.

Math is the school's clearest strength. In 2025-2026, 70.2% of students tested proficient in math, compared with 44.9% statewide and 49.3% in its own district. That was the highest of any nearby school; the next closest was NRHEG Elementary at 54.4%. Third-grade math was especially strong at 78.6%, versus 57.9% statewide. Reading is more average: 49.2% proficient, close to the state's 48.6% and slightly below the district's 50.4%. Lincoln Elementary (50.9%) and Washington Elementary (49.6%) were just ahead, but Blooming Prairie was well above most others. Fourth-grade reading, at 52.3%, was the highest among the nearby schools, while third-grade reading was 45.6%.

Results for students from low-income families are notably strong: the school ranked in the 96th percentile with 5 stars in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, and still 85th percentile with 4 stars in 2025-2026. Special education effectiveness, however, fell to the 18th percentile with 1 star in 2024-2025. The overall rank slipped from the 83rd percentile to the 70th, though it remains well above every nearby school. Blooming Prairie also had the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (34.31%) among nearby schools and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.5. Reading and special education are the main areas to watch, while math and support for low-income students are the standout strengths.

341

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,091

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

123 2nd St NW
Blooming Prairie, MN 55917-1129

(507) 583-4426

District: Blooming Prairie Public Schools

Students who attend Blooming Prairie Elementary usually attend:

High:

Blooming Prairie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

260^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 458Blooming Prairie Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	260 of 869	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	151 of 872	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	170 of 881	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	277 of 845	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	165 of 858	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	158 of 869	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	333 of 870	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	320 of 847	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	380 of 853	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	362 of 848	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	365 of 840	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	365 of 826	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	423 of 824	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	402 of 820	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	297 of 814	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	394 of 803	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.5	499 of 781	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	314 of 777	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	410 of 756	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	344 of 685	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.3	499 of 676	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	61.8	279 of 674	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	254 of 790	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.7	122 of 799	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	153 of 809	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	301 of 787	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	226 of 799	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	182 of 783	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	407 of 787	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	274 of 774	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	117 of 764	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	89.5	34 of 764	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	29 of 793	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.0	185 of 774	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	90 of 663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	77 of 683	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	242 of 740	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	227 of 728	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	238 of 807	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	189 of 812	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	199 of 826	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	280 of 799	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	146 of 808	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	154 of 784	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	242 of 798	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	352 of 779	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	459 of 562	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	285 of 572	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	179 of 524	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	109 of 500	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	384 of 710	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	253 of 714	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	315 of 730	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	381 of 712	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	259 of 725	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	204 of 710	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	409 of 722	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	373 of 712	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)46th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math70%+25 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	341	29	11.5	34.3%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	69.1	260^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.9	151^st of 872 public elementary schools	82.7%	109	45.6	52.3		49.2			78.6	63.1		70.2	$10,091
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	40.1	562^nd of 869 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.8	627^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.1%	65	36.6	39.6	34.6	36.9	15.4	15.4	56.1	68.8	30.8	51.1	$3,193
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0	45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4	54.4	$11,190
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5		22.3			36.7	17.4		27.7	$12,892
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3		30.7			40.9	26.5		34.0	$13,687
Triton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 418-7500	384	38	10.1	44.8%	285 (74.2%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	46.2	506^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.8%		53.3	445^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.0%	61	32.8	37.5	50.0	40.7	20.3	20.3	57.8	59.2	41.4	51.9	$10,114
Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	33.3	619^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%	50	31.7	40.3		36.2			38.7	49.3		44.2	$13,419
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0		44.9			44.8	47.6		46.5	$13,247
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	747 Havana Rd	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8100	505	37	13.6	36.6%	409 (81.0%)	13 (2.6%)	64 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	388^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.4	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%	20	45.2	45.5	62.0	50.9	24.7	24.7	48.8	52.5	52.2	51.3	$11,280
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	454	35	13.0	58.8%	243 (53.5%)	29 (6.4%)	143 (31.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	25.8	676^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.2%		31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%	40	31.2	36.8	40.5	36.1	11.0	11.0	42.9	32.9	28.4	34.8	$13,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Blooming Prairie Elementary

What schools do graduates of Blooming Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blooming Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

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Is Blooming Prairie Elementary a good school?

Blooming Prairie Elementary ranks 260^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blooming Prairie Elementary in?

Blooming Prairie Public Schools

How many students attend Blooming Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Blooming Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blooming Prairie Elementary?

Students at Blooming Prairie Elementary are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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